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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Name: Springfield Livestock Marketing Center livestock auction prices — 2021-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-30

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Aug 30

● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788

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Slaughter Cattle receipts

164 head

▼ 230 vs last sale 394▼ 167 vs year ago 331 · −50.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

36 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 86▼ 185 vs year ago 221 · −83.7%

Also sold hereFeeder CattleWed Oct 28, 2026 Replacement Cattle SpecialSat Oct 17, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to firm. Supply of slaughter and replacement cattle was very light, and demand was moderate.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,582	88.12	1,394	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,503	69.53	1,045	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,343	64.97	873	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,094	54.66	598	47

Every lot

16 lots · USDA AMS · Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle - Springfield, MO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,463	78.98/cwt	72.50–85.00	1,155	9
Bulls	—	—	1,590	90.68/cwt	84.50–95.50	1,442	24
Bulls	—	—	2,018	98.50/cwt	98.50–98.50	1,988	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,061	46.86/cwt	42.50–60.00	497	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,084	55.89/cwt	50.50–60.00	606	36
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	74.49/cwt	72.00–78.00	924	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,307	60.72/cwt	60.00–62.00	794	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,326	60.62/cwt	57.50–63.00	804	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,355	65.71/cwt	63.00–70.00	890	33
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,478	67.78/cwt	64.00–71.50	1,002	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,605	76.55/cwt	74.00–81.00	1,229	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	827	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,789	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,073	856.12/cwt	810.00–875.00	9,186	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,211	950.76/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	11,514	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,238	1,479.74/cwt	1,235.00–1,650.00	18,319	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,256	1,075.47/cwt	975.00–1,350.00	13,508	7

This sale against other markets

Missouri weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle - Springfield, MO

Mon Aug 30, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Slaughter CattleReceipts 164Last week 394Year ago 331

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 86Year ago 221

Compared to last week, slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to firm. Supply of slaughter and replacement cattle was very light, and demand was moderate.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,073	810.00–875.00	856.12
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,211	900.00–1,025.00	950.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,256	975.00–1,350.00	1,075.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,238	1,235.00–1,650.00	1,479.74

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	827	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,590	84.50–95.50	90.68
2	—	2,018	98.50	98.50
9	—	1,463	72.50–85.00	78.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,240	72.00–78.00	74.49
10	—	1,326	57.50–63.00	60.62
33	—	1,355	63.00–70.00	65.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,084	50.50–60.00	55.89
3	—	1,307	60.00–62.00	60.72
8	—	1,061	42.50–60.00	46.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,605	74.00–81.00	76.55
12	—	1,478	64.00–71.50	67.78

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.